by Nova Portrait
Old and nearing decrepit, that’s the life Mr. Holm was leading these days. Or at least that’s what the children liked to whisper whenever they thought he was out of earshot. Many years ago, Mr. Holm had been a solo adventurer, taking on the toughest missions the guild association posted, the kind that normally required entire guild teams to see success. Rogue organizations stirring up trouble? Shadow beasts slipping in from another realm? None of it was out of his wheelhouse, but he decided to leave all of that behind. Holm never cared for recognition, never joined a guild, never jumped into the spotlight. He simply wanted to fade into history, content with teaching magic fundamentals to children of a quiet village. Then, on a particularly easy-going day, a pair of adventurers with nefarious plans strolled into town. By the time Mr. Holm learned that one of his students had been abducted after class, it evolved into a dire situation and a race against time. Now it falls to him—an old schoolteacher the village assumes is probably Gold rank—to confront a Sapphire-rank warrior and an Emerald-rank mage. They have no idea who they’ve just provoked. Mr. Holm hasn’t had to remind the world of his power in a very, very long time.
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